So, I was talking to my brother last night and he told me something I just could not believe.
I think most of you here are familiar with Bob Dylan, but if you aren't or are fuzzy, you might want to do a quick check on him if this blog is going to make any sense.
So apparently, Dylan has been approached by several car companies to be the voice of their navigational systems. And it's true.
I'm gonna let that sink in for a minute, and if it still doesn't strike you as odd, you may need a refresher on what exactly Bob Dylan sounds like. And believe it or not, he is more understandable when he sings. Trying to get what he is saying when talking is another thing altogether.
Now maybe it's because I've been unconsciously brainwashed by the love my father has for the guy, but I respect Bob Dylan, even think a couple of his songs are quite ingenious. But do I want him to be the one telling me where to go on an isolated road one dark night?
Hell no. The man is incoherent, at best.
I feel it in my bones that a very possible scenario would go along these lines:
Dylan GPS: Well, ya wanna take a right on sdfjhsuyalkd..fusiuhf, and then follow the fork from there into sdugtfsiudfgbkjh. Keep an eye out for asguasuifti.
Red Robin: *in her car, shouting frantically at the GPS as she encroaches a fork in the road* Turn what in the where? What?! *dies in the fiery inferno that was once her car*
Dylan GPS: The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind...
The navigation system would of course be indestructible and still be going on strong.
End scene.
Thoughts?
For anyone interested in Diana Wynne Jones' novel--or Hayao Miyazaki's film rendition--of Howl's Moving Castle, I'm writing a story on it at the moment.
It takes place between the first two novels. Give it a look if you have the time and are part of the fandom.
